• Classics being re-made.
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Hollywood seems to love the idea of taking the movies and shows we all loved from the 80's-90's and re-making them into un-watchable shitfests. Anybody who went to see the newest "Karate Kid" movie knows what I'm talking about. the old, cheesy magic of the 1980's are classics [B]because[/B] they're cheesy. Hollywood, of course, doesn't care about nostalgia or the classics. It is (of course) all about making money off of absolutely anything they can, whether it pays proper tribute to the original or not. Now, I know. this is what happens. it can't be changed, and it won't be changed. Hollywood will always try to re-do perfectly good things that need to just be left alone. I mean, discounting the profit they try to make off of the remakes, there's absolutely nothing else there. Fans of the original are screwed over, the memory is tarnished, and as a result, people become more and more cynical about what they see, which makes them want to see less in general. When money is the driving force, and there's no room for actual storytelling, the quality of movies go down as a whole. Examples made of Scooby-Doo and The A-Team. Two things that most everyone who remembers, loves. Fast-forward to the remakes that are either unviersally panned, or simply not up-to-par with the original. Sure, it makes some money. but in the end, people hate it, and the idea of sticking close to the original is completely thrown out the window. Now, I consider myself a film critic. I enjoy story over action and special effects and whatnot. I can only enjoy a weak story in a movie if it's supposed to be an over-the-top love-letter to the audience by way of "Kill Bill" and "Zombieland". However, when a movie takes itself seriously and still fails in terms of story (i.e. AVATAR) it's just not a fun thing to watch because it feels incomplete. This is all re-makes ever turn out to be. Hollow story for a quick grossing. With even more lurking on the horizon, I'd just like to state my opinion and say that classics are classics for a reason. Don't mess with the formula, don't mess with something that people love. because more often than not, people will hate you for it, and your movie will turn out shitty. I really doubt I'm the only one who says "FUCK NO" to Footloose with some highschool musical bullshit "actor" who's probably never been on a first date, let alone seen what they need to live up to. It's worth noting that this thread is really only for the people who feel pissed off that their favorite nostalgic movies are being butchered, and not for Trolls who don't get what we're talking about or kids who wouldn't have been alive long enough to see the movies and shows we're talking about.
Amen.
Uh, did my thread motivate you or something? But really, I agree. The a team was just "Boom boom! Blow up jets while flying upside down in a helicopter pew pew!
I loved the Scooby-Doo remake. :saddowns: [editline]08:42PM[/editline] [QUOTE=Daily Bento Man;24450806]I really doubt I'm the only one who says "FUCK NO" to Footloose with some highschool musical bullshit "actor" who's probably never been on a first date, let alone seen what they need to live up to. [/QUOTE] Zac Effron isn't playing Ren anymore.
[QUOTE=Mister B;24451349]I loved the Scooby-Doo remake. :saddowns:[/QUOTE] I thought it was OK, but as far as horror movies? They've got it the worst. What the FUCK is with PG-13 horror? It rarely works.
The Wicker man remake BEST.REMAKE.EVER [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6i2WRreARo[/media]
Remakes are easy because A) Less original thought is required B) Lots of people will go to see them based on name recognition. I see most of this as using the film/franchise as a way to cash in on a new generation that's not as familiar with it, but I don't consider the shitty remakes to be "tarnishing my memories" of the old ones. The originals aren't going to change. They're just as good as they were originally, and no new movies are going to affect them in any way. There's some good and some bad in the world of remakes. I'll be interested to see the remakes of the Mysterious Cities of Gold and Akira that're supposed to be coming out next year, but I'm just ignoring things like the Karate Kid and Nightmare on Elm Street remakes. I don't worry that things like this are "ruining" the film industry, because the originals almost always get more credit than the later remakes. The only thing I hate is when they use the same goddamn title as the original. There ought to be a law against having two films of the exact same title. I mean, they already do this with video games sometimes. That's why they sometimes have a different name in Europe than they have in North America (Like Star Fox/Lylat Wars and Indigo Prophecy/Fahrenheit). Films should get the same treatment. Instead of having "Nightmare on Elm Street" made in 2010, we should have "Samuel Bayer's Nightmare on Elm Street." Something like that to differentiate them down the road
I will lose all hope in cinema if someone makes a remake of the godfather
im pretty sure a lot of people loved the scooby doo movie.
they're remaking escape from new york with gerard butler :smith:
Sometimes something good can come from the remakes. Karate Kid for example (while it ought to have been retitled "Kung Fu Kid") was pretty damn good. It never tried to force us into believing any of these characters were the original ones, and even enhances our immersion into the Chinese culture by putting us right in it. Best of all was seeing Jackie Chan get the opportunity to show just what he's capable of as an actor, and not merely at the kind of goofy martial arts pratfalls (or inducing them in others anyway). While there is definitely a lot less to show for it than you'd hope for, great things DO come of remakes. Peter Jackson got the chance to reintroduce the world to King Kong with what is easily the best version outside the original to date. In the best of times, it allows modern film techniques and technology to have another shot at something that was great, but never quite reached it's full potential. However, remaking things from the 80's is definitely a stretch. Sure we barely had CG at all back than, but we were far from helpless in allowing our effects to come across well enough to tell the story in full. Remaking Back To The Future is pointless, in every sense of the word. Other than the 2nd movie's now-dated take on what the future might look like, nothing in the Back To The Future movies is gained by being remade with modern technology. The effects, from the time-traveling itself to the floating effects of the hover-board and Delorian, hold up to this day. It got everything right, start to finish, top to bottom. This remake idea is a shameless cash-in in the lowest sense of the word.
Not the bees! EDIT: Forget it.
Remakes are like the ugly sister, they make the remake's (or older sister's) tits seem smaller, if you get my drift
[QUOTE=Rusty100;24455676]they're remaking escape from new york with gerard butler :smith:[/QUOTE] You have a great choice in Tv shows.
[QUOTE=J-Dude;24455684]seeing Jackie Chan get the opportunity to show just what he's capable of as an actor, and not merely at the kind of goofy martial arts pratfalls (or inducing them in others anyway).[/QUOTE] hey I like those kinds of movies :frown:
[QUOTE=Loofiloo;24456468]hey I like those kinds of movies :frown:[/QUOTE] I do too, don't get me wrong, but one does tire of seeing a good actor/performer go through identical motions again and again. It was refreshing to see him step out of that.
I fear for the day that what we consider modern films will be classics, adn will be remade into shit like a lot of the remakes are now.
They remake Ben Hur I will kill myself.
The day they remake Jurassic Park is the day I bomb Hollywood. [QUOTE=Rusty100;24455676]they're remaking escape from new york with gerard butler :smith:[/QUOTE] I thought he declined the role. To be honest, I think if he tried hard enough he'd pull off a decent Snake. It still wouldn't beat Kurt Russell's, though.
[QUOTE=Rusty100;24455676]they're remaking escape from new york with gerard butler :smith:[/QUOTE] That's bullshit, why would they remake it or even cast Gerard as Snake?
I thought King Kong (2005) was the only remake to do the original justice. Also, it was a movie from 1933. That almost begged for a proper remake (excluding that shitty 1976 version).
[QUOTE=Sonicdude;24458424]I thought King Kong (2005) was the only remake to do the original justice. Also, it was a movie from 1933. That almost begged for a proper remake (excluding that shitty 1976 version).[/QUOTE] Remade by Peter Jackson, what do you expect?
Once Wizard of Oz remake comes up. :suicide:
I swear to god if they remake The Rocky Horror Picture Show, I will go postal.
The Day the Earth Stood Still was done very well, as well as Peter Jackson's King Kong.
[QUOTE=LiLBliNg;24460727]The Day the Earth Stood Still was done very well, as well as Peter Jackson's King Kong.[/QUOTE] Wasn't The Day the Earth Stood Still really bad?
[QUOTE=Grimezy15;24461072]Wasn't The Day the Earth Stood Still really bad?[/QUOTE] Oh yeah. I went to see it the day it came out. Didn't do the original justice.
I just hope they leave some of the classics alone, such as Star Wars or Jurassic Park. Back to the Future, and the list goes on.
A Goodfellas "reimagining" with Zac Efron playing a good kid turning to a high school tough guy is in the making (Ray Liottas character) :gonk: [SP]I joke of course, but that shit could happen[/SP]
I remember seeing plans for re-making Drop Dead Fred. Seems entirely unnessecary to me.
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